Study Links E-Cigarettes to Formaldehyde, Cancer Risk

Research Found E-Cigarettes Produce New Type of Formaldehyde When Heating Nicotine-Laced Liquid

Tripp Mickle

Electronic cigarettes are widely believed to be less harmful than traditional cigarettes, but a new study suggests they aren’t harmless.

Research published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine found high-powered tanks used in e-cigarettes to heat nicotine-laced liquid produced a type of formaldehyde not previously detected in e-cigarettes, making the cancer risk from formaldehyde five- to 15-times higher than from traditional cigarettes.